boyutpedia Chapter 887 Going to Xi City Again
Chapter 887 Going to Xi City Again
Chapter 887 Going to Xi City Again
At around 2:30 in the afternoon, the ox cart arrived at the Linshan Town Bus Station.
After unloading the luggage outside the station and helping Xie Yumei and her son get off the ox cart, Liu Jingxue took out the fare that she had prepared long ago and gave an additional thank-you gift to send Uncle Liu back to the production team.
Looking at the quilt in his hands, Liu Jianjun suggested,
"Little sister, why don't you ask Uncle Liu to take the quilt back with you and keep it for you.
You can go to his house to get it when you go back tomorrow."
Uncle Liu, who was about to drive away, stopped immediately and said, "That's no problem, I'll take it back on the way.
This will save you, Liu Zhiqing, from having to carry the quilt on your back tomorrow and having to walk on the road."
He looked at Xie Yumei and her son Xiao Huzi, who had just come out of the warm quilt and were shivering in the cold wind.
Especially little Huzi, who had just got on the car, was shaken by the bumpy ox cart and fell asleep again, his little face was red from sleeping.
He suddenly got out from under the quilt. When Liu Jingxue saw him like that, she knew that he might be a little cold.
Thinking that I would have to sit in the car for more than two hours, the cars at that time did not have air conditioning for heating like in later generations.
Moreover, most people of this era suffer from motion sickness, so even though it is winter, the windows of the car are opened for ventilation.
It would be fine if it was just the three brothers and sisters, but if this mother and son were exposed to the wind for two or three hours, it would be strange if they didn’t catch a cold.
Thinking of this, Liu Jingxue quickly shook her head and said, "I'd better keep the quilt for now. I'll take it back tomorrow.
When we take the car later, the windows will be open for ventilation. My sister-in-law and Xiaohuzi will catch a cold if they are exposed to the cold wind for several hours.
Let's cover the mother and daughter with a blanket later.
If I really caught a cold on the road, I would have to change trains several times in the next few days, which would be very uncomfortable. "
When Liu Jianguo heard this, he nodded quickly and said, "My little sister is right, we should keep this quilt.
Fortunately, my little sister is thoughtful, otherwise we wouldn’t have thought of this.”
Since she had made up her mind, Liu Jingxue hurriedly said to Uncle Liu, "Uncle, I'm sorry to bother you today, please go back quickly.
It will take another two or three hours on the road, and it will be dark soon.
Please drive slowly and be safe."
Uncle Liu greeted everyone, called out to Niu, and went back happily.
Thanks to the educated youth Xiao Liu, his daughter-in-law had a good confinement period.
Before the New Year, when she helped the educated youth Xiao Liu to pick up someone, she prepared brown sugar for the mother to use and candy for her grandson.
Today she actually gave herself some white flour. With this, she could let her daughter-in-law, who is in confinement, have a few meals of noodles to supplement her nutrition and produce more milk to feed her grandson.
After seeing Uncle Liu off, several adults carried their luggage and held their children as they walked into the station.
Fortunately, there were not many people traveling at that time and half of the seats in the car were still empty. The five people, four adults and one child, found a seat in the front and back rows that was not near the window and sat down.
Xie Yumei and Liu Jingxue, holding the little tiger, sat inside, while the brothers Liu Jianguo and Liu Jianjun sat in the aisle.
In order to avoid trouble, Liu Jingxue specifically told the two brothers not to wear military uniforms.
Although the two men's military temperament is obvious, even if they are not wearing military uniforms, anyone with a discerning eye can tell their identities at a glance, but it is at least a layer of disguise, which is better than nothing.
After the experience on the train when he came here with Liu Jingxue last time, Liu Jianjun readily changed out of his military uniform.
However, Liu Jianguo had some different opinions at the beginning. In his opinion, it was not a matter of course for soldiers to wear military uniforms. It could also deter some villains and ensure the safety of his wife and children.
But after Liu Jianjun gave him some scientific advice, he compromised.
The bus set off on time at three o'clock. Fortunately, the bus was not full. In addition, in this weather, the windows were opened a little to allow ventilation, so the smell in the bus was not too bad.
The family of three sitting in the back row used quilts to block the wind.
Liu Jingxue wanted to use the spiritual shield to block the wind, but Liu Jianjun was sitting next to her, so she didn't dare to act too rashly. She had to leave a small gap to let some air in, so as to avoid being discovered by Liu Jianjun.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the car arrived at Xi City Bus Station.
Liu Jianjun had been here once before and knew that the bus station was not far from the railway station.
He even knew the location of the guesthouse, after all, he had stayed there for a night.
The group carried their luggage and followed him to the guesthouse near the train station as he knew the route well.
After registering with a letter of introduction and giving up the warmer large bunk bed, the few of them asked for two rooms. They planned to have brothers Liu Jianguo and Liu Jianjun stay in one, and Xie Yumei, Liu Jingxue and little Huzi stay in another.
Several people came to the room carrying their luggage, and the room was cold.
After all, this is not a large dormitory bed. There are not many people living in guesthouses these days, so the large dormitory beds will be kept burning all the time, but for this kind of private room, no one knows whether there will be guests staying there, so the kang is generally not heated in advance.
The staff will come and cook it temporarily after the guests check in.
Let Xie Yumei and Xiaohuzi cover themselves with quilts while Liu Jingxue put the luggage away and waited for the staff to come and heat the kang.
After waiting for a few minutes, the staff came with coal to heat the kang.
The two rooms were opposite each other. After sending away the staff who was in charge of heating the kang, the few of them discussed how to solve the dinner problem.
"Yumei, little sister, we have a lot of luggage, so you guys stay here. My second brother and I will go to the state-owned restaurant to get food." Liu Jianguo said to them while standing at the door.
They carried the lunch boxes with them, after all, they would need them during these days on the train.
“Then bring all your luggage to our room, and lock the door when you leave to prevent the heat from escaping.
We also keep the door closed so we don't have to pay attention to what's going on in your room." Liu Jingxue said.
Liu Jianguo nodded in agreement.
"You two brothers, finish your meal at the state-owned restaurant first and call us back when you're done, otherwise we may not have enough lunch boxes.
If the food gets cold, heat it up on the kang. If that doesn’t work, heat it up on the stove provided by the staff.” Xie Yumei said.
When she was checking in downstairs just now, she saw that the staff had a coal stove, and thought it should be okay to borrow it to heat up the food.
The two brothers agreed, moved all their luggage into the room, found their lunch boxes, locked the door, and went to the state-owned restaurant to eat.
It's almost six o'clock now. If we don't speed up, the state-owned restaurant will be closed.
The two of them had not returned yet, but the temperature in the room had already risen. The aunt and sister-in-law took off their thick coats and were playing with little Tiger on the kang.
Xie Yumei felt a headache watching the little tiger playing crazily.
"This kid slept almost all the way on the road today, and I don't know when he will go to sleep tonight.
If he doesn't sleep, we'll probably have to stay up all night."
While Liu Jingxue was playing with the little tiger, she said to Xie Yumei,
"What are you afraid of? Sister-in-law, just go to sleep. I will come and play with Little Tiger. I promise not to disturb you.
You probably didn't get enough rest during these few days on the road. Get a good night's sleep tonight so you don't have to get up early tomorrow and get enough rest.
I don’t have to work these few months, so it’s fine, so I have plenty of time to catch up on some sleep.”
Looking at the fat little tiger, Xie Yumei said with disgust, "This kid has become much heavier. It's tiring to hold him.
It seems that I will be exhausted from carrying this little fat boy on the road these days."
"Xiao Huzi is not fat anymore, he is now at a normal weight.
You feel heavy because it's cold here and you feel heavy because you wear too many clothes.
"Xiao Hu, do you think what my aunt said is right?"
Little Tiger snorted at his mother in dissatisfaction, "My aunt is right, I'm not fat.
It's not me who is heavy, it's the clothes that are heavy."
Reaching out and rubbing Xiao Huzi's double chin, Xie Yumei said helplessly, "You and mom can just lie with your eyes open.
I even have a double chin and a belly that's a few layers thick, but I'm not fat."
“We are not called fat, we are called blessed.
As for blessings, the more the better. "